Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 72 | 82 | 85 | 94 | 114 | 117 | 137 | 141 | 166 | 200 | 388 | 466 | 493 | 386 | 295 | 201 | 172 | 87 | 48 | 22 | 12 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM3.02m | 1:32AM3.35m | 2:03PM3.14m | 2:03AM3.47m | 2:34PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.41m | 7:19PM0.64m | 7:45AM0.23m | 7:50PM0.51m | 8:17AM0.10m | 8:22PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
80 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 137 | 141 | 166 | 200 | 388 | 466 | 493 | 386 | 295 | 201 | 172 | 87 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 5 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | E 7 | NNW 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | — | — | N 6 |
— | 72 | 82 | 85 | 94 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 185 | 185 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 208 | 93 | 9 | 77 | 93 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 152 |
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